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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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